• Lauds Flutterwave for building one of Africa’s most successful technology stories from Nigeria
Deji Elumoye in Abuja
Vice President Kashim Shettima has declared that through reforms instituted across diverse sectors in Nigeria, the administration of President Bola Tinubu is supporting the transformation of indigenous companies into international brands.
Shettima observed that companies, such as Flutterwave, Moniepoint, Andela and others, were leveraging the gains of the government’s economic reforms to scale their operations and expand their businesses.
The vice president made the observation on Monday in Abuja when he received on a courtesy visit, a delegation from Flutterwave led by its Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Mr Olugbenga Agboola.
Flutterwave is an indigenous fintech company that provides payment infrastructure for global merchants and payment service providers.
In an interaction with the team, Shettima assured the Flutterwave team of the federal government’s continued support within and outside Nigeria.
He stated, “We have to support and promote our own. We have to make our companies stronger.”
He commended the Flutterwave team for building one of Africa’s most compelling technology stories from Nigeria.
Attributing the feat to committed leadership and expertise at the company, Shettima stated that worthy of mention in the Flutterwave story was the company’s “ability to solve an African problem using an indigenous solution that addresses challenges related to digital payment for products and services, among others”.
Earlier, Agboola informed the vice president that the company’s mandate was to ensure massive growth in the next couple of years to remain the giant of payments and banking across Africa and the globe.
He thanked Tinubu, Shettima, and the federal government for the confidence reposed in the company, stating, “It is a strategic signal of how Nigeria is supporting Nigeria,” as well as a very important milestone for the company.
Agboola stated, “It’s my honour to be here today. Like I said, our goal is to partner with you and your team to reason how we can do more to advance the administration’s amazing economic agenda that we have seen working right now in the country. We want to be a part of that positive story.
“We are very much a Nigerian company. I’m very much Nigerian. Nigeria is our home. And everybody here, as you can see, they’re all Nigerians. Our goal is to ensure that we do our best to help move Nigeria forward.”